“Son-in-law, Ranran is really in trouble this time. We are all family, so we should help each other, right?” Peng Cuiying quickly chimed in to support Jiang Yiran.

“Our Qiaoqiao is in charge.”

Huo Beixiao avoided Jiang Yiran and stood behind Jiang Qiaoqiao.

Jiang Yiran's smooth acting froze for a moment.

During this time, Huo Beixiao granted her every request, and she had gotten used to it.

Even when Huo Beixiao protected her on stage today, her dislike for Huo Beixiao wasn't as deep anymore.

But now...

Jiang Jiahua and Peng Cuiying were both taken aback.

They had never paid much attention to their daughter Jiang Qiaoqiao before. Even when they called Jiang Qiaoqiao back this time, it was mainly to discuss things with Huo Beixiao, not with Jiang Qiaoqiao herself.

Peng Cuiying realized what was happening and said, "Yes, yes, you and Qiaoqiao are married, so Qiaoqiao should be in charge of this kind of thing."

However, her attitude changed immediately when facing Jiang Qiaoqiao.

In a condescending tone, she said, "Qiaoqiao, what Mom just said is that Ranran's debt will be split 50/50 between you and us. You don't have any objections, do you?"

"Mom, no! She can't only pay half. If she hadn't stolen Ranran's dowry and marriage, would Ranran have needed to borrow that two thousand yuan? Ranran is now in trouble with loan sharks because of her. She should pay all of it back for Ranran!"

Before Jiang Qiaoqiao could speak, Jiang Yong'an had already jumped out.

Peng Cuiying was naturally eager for Jiang Qiaoqiao to pay for all of this money.

He looked sternly at Jiang Qiaoqiao, "What your third brother said makes sense. You paid for all of this money. Do you have any objections?"

Jiang Qiaoqiao just found it funny.

Is the entire Jiang family suffering from delusions?

"The money Jiang Yiran owes has absolutely nothing to do with me. I won't pay a single penny!" she said firmly. "Furthermore, if you keep bringing up the fact that I stole Jiang Yiran's marriage, I don't mind contacting the newspapers directly and publishing the whole story of my arranged marriage with her!"

"I'd like to see whether I'll be the one who loses face, or she will!"

As soon as Jiang Qiaoqiao finished speaking, the room became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The Jiang family's faces were as black as the bottom of a pot.

Peng Cuiying pointed at Jiang Qiaoqiao in a fit of rage, "You—"

Jiang Qiaoqiao met Peng Cuiying's gaze and said, "I have something to do, so I'll leave first. If there's nothing else, don't call me back, especially not for things like this where they want me to be the sucker and clean up Jiang Yiran's mess."

After Jiang Qiaoqiao finished speaking, she walked straight out.

Jiang Yong'an was furious and wanted to step forward to stop Jiang Qiaoqiao, but when he met Huo Beixiao's eyes, he shrank back and retreated to the side.

After leaving the Jiang family home, Jiang Qiaoqiao looked at Huo Beixiao and said, "Thank you for standing by my side today."

In that situation, if Huo Beixiao had also sided with Jiang Yiran, she would have truly been isolated and helpless.

Given the Jiang family's attitude, she might not be able to leave their house without paying money.

"We're husband and wife, no need to be so polite," Huo Beixiao said, his tone devoid of emotion.

"Jiang Yiran just now, you..." Jiang Qiaoqiao wanted to ask him if he felt any guilt towards Jiang Yiran.

But halfway through his sentence, he realized it wasn't appropriate and swallowed it back.

"I need to go look at houses now, you should go back first," Jiang Qiaoqiao changed the subject.

"I'll go with you."

*

"mom--"

Jiang Qiaoqiao had just stepped out of the threshold when Peng Cuiying rolled her eyes and fainted.

Jiang Yong'an and Jiang Yiran hurriedly helped Peng Cuiying up. Jiang Yong'an pinched Peng Cuiying's philtrum, and Jiang Jiahua poured her a bowl of water. After drinking it, Peng Cuiying recovered.

"Waaaaah..."

As soon as Jiang Yiran saw Peng Cuiying wake up, she immediately burst into tears, "Mom, my sister is heartless! She won't give me any money! What am I going to do? Waaaaah..."

"Smack!"

Having just woken up, Peng Cuiying mustered all her strength and slapped Jiang Yiran across the face.

The sudden slap stunned not only Jiang Yiran, but also Jiang Yong'an. "Mom, why did you hit Ranran?"

“That’s the one I hit!” Peng Cuiying pointed at Jiang Yiran with a trembling finger.

"If she hadn't willingly degraded herself to get involved with this peasant, and hadn't been so delusional about how such a peasant could become the richest man, would she have done something so brainless, dragging our whole family down with her?"

With red eyes, Jiang Yiran looked at Peng Cuiying with heartbreak, "Mom, how could you say that about Haiyang? He's going to be the richest man in the future. How can you say that about him? Where does that leave his pride?"

"He still cares about his reputation!" Peng Cuiying was furious. "He does care about his reputation, so he should hurry up and pay back those high-interest loans you borrowed! If he doesn't pay back that money and it gets to the factory, your father, your brother, and I will all lose our jobs!"

Although Qin Haiyang was arrogant and concerned about his image, he knew that this was not the time to worry about saving face.

"Mom, it's my fault. I didn't realize Ranran was going to borrow money from loan sharks and stop her in time. But our family's situation... we really can't come up with that much money..."

Two thousand five hundred yuan would take their entire family five years to earn without eating or drinking. After five years, the loan amount would have ballooned to an astronomical sum due to compounding interest.

Jiang Yong'an knew that things couldn't continue like this, so he advised Peng Cuiying, "Mom, let's take the money and pay back the loan sharks first, otherwise this matter will really blow up..."

"Pay back? What are you going to pay back? Don't you know what our family's situation is like now?" Peng Cuiying glared at Jiang Yong'an and questioned him.

Jiang Yong'an dared not speak.

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